Chevy Chase

There must be some sort of Dr. Seuss contraption shared among Hollywood studios called the Unfunny-izer, hauled out and set to sputtering when it comes time for the latest depressing remake of a comedy. The new "Vacation" must've been run through it twice. This is a grim reboot of the franchise begun in 1983 with director Harold Ramis' hit, which was adapted and expanded by John Hughes from his own National Lampoon short story "Vacation '58." In the '83 movie, Clark (Chevy Chase) and Ellen (Beverly D'Angelo) packed up the Wagon Queen Family Truckster and set off with their son and daughter for Southern California's most famous theme park,...

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